Surah “The Reality, The Inevitable”

as rendered by Talal Itani (2012) — 52 verses

69:1
The Reality
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What is the Reality
69:3
What will make you understand what the Reality is
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Thamood and Aad denied the Catastrophe
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As for Thamood, they were annihilated by the Overwhelming
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And as for Aad; they were annihilated by a furious, roaring wind
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He unleashed it upon them for seven nights and eight days, in succession. You could see the people tossed around, as though they were stumps of hollow palm-trees
69:8
Can you see any remnant of them
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Then Pharaoh came, and those before him, and the Overturned Cities steeped in sin
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But they disobeyed the messenger of their Lord, so He seized them with an overpowering grip
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When the waters overflowed, We carried you in the cruising ship
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To make it a lesson for you—so that retaining ears may retain it.
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Then, when the Trumpet is sounded a single time.
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And the earth and the mountains are lifted up, and crushed, with a single crush
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On that Day, the Event will come to pass
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And the heaven will crack; so on that Day it will be frail
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And the angels will be ranged around its borders, while eight will be carrying the Throne of your Lord above them that Day
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On that Day you will be exposed, and no secret of yours will remain hidden
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As for him who is given his book in his right hand, he will say, 'Here, take my book and read it
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I knew I would be held accountable.'
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So he will be in pleasant living
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In a lofty Garden
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Its pickings are within reach
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'Eat and drink merrily for what you did in the days gone by.'
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But as for him who is given his book in his left hand, he will say, 'I wish I was never given my book
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And never knew what my account was
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If only it was the end
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My money cannot avail me
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My power has vanished from me.'
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'Take him and shackle him
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Then scorch him in the Blaze
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Then in a chain which length is seventy cubits tie him up
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For he would not believe in God the Great
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Nor would he advocate the feeding of the destitute
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So he has no friend here today
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And no food except scum
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Which only the sinners eat.'
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Indeed, I swear by what you see
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And by what you do not see
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It is the speech of a noble messenger
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And it is not the speech of a poet—little do you believe
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Nor is it the speech of a soothsayer—little do you take heed
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It is a revelation from the Lord of the Worlds
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Had he falsely attributed some statements to Us
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We would have seized him by the right arm
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Then slashed his lifeline
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And none of you could have restrained Us from him
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Surely, it is a message for the righteous
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And We know that some of you will reject it
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And it is surely a source of grief for the unbelievers
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Yet it is the absolute truth
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So glorify the name of your Lord, the Magnificent